Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-11-24
BURNING COTTON.
Nearly a Million Dollars Worth Of
Property Destroyed by Cot
ton Compress Fire.
Narrow Escape of the Crew Of Il Burn
ing Lake Steamer-FOurteen Men
Burned.
Fire in CHATTANOOGA Number of Mer
Killed in Syracuse, N. Y, and in
Other Places.

Z LIE IN CnaCLaD00ga-A Number OF Hen
Killed in Syracuse, N. Y, and in
Other Places.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Nov 1S.-The most dis.
astrous fire that ever visited this city oc.
Cured last night at 7:45 O'Clock and re-
suited in the complete destruction of 13, 2Ot
bales of cotton and congresses Nos. 4 and
of the Merchants Cotton Compress and
Storage Company. The buildings are 10.
Gated In the navy yard and are easily ac-
cessible to the lines Of the Louisville a.
Nashville, Chesapeake, Ohio q Southwest
ern and Louisville, New York & Texas
railroads, each line having tracks running
through the company's grounds. The fire
was discovered among some cotton III press
No. }, which Is west Of the railroad tracks,
and contained $500 bales. 1t spread with
great rapdity and was soon beyond tine
control of the men who were on duty and
who made brave attempt to extinguish it.
In fifteen minutes after the alarm
sounded the flames had spread to the cos
ton stored In press No 4, which was TO the
south and which contained 50OJ bales.
The entire fire department Of the depart
ment OF the city was OH hand, but could dc
nothing toward eXtlngulShlng the flames,
and devoted their attention to the saving
OF press No. ], which was east of the tracks
and contained 9OOO bales. Hill, Fontalne
q Co.'s shed, i'll Which were 10000 bales of
cotton, joined this to the north, while
Zentc's shed, with 15,OOO bales, was
directly south. All this cotton, 81, OOC
bales, was in great danger, but fortunately
the wind was blowing favorably and car
RED the flames toward the river. About
forty cars belonging to the Chesapeake.
Ohio q Southwestern railroad, and which
were loaded with cotton ready to be
shipped east, We're burned, together with
contents.
the cotton destroyed was principally for
export. 1t was valued at S63O0OO The
amount of insurance in all probability will
not exceed sixty per cent OF the loss.
The presses and buildings Of the Cotton
Press Company were valued at Sl25. 600,
which were also partially insured The
flames covered an area of three blocks and
lighted up the entire city.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but is
supposed to be incendary, and Waiter
Mendenhall, a fireman on the Little Rock
railroad, has been arrested on suspicion.
There is no positive proof, however, of his
guilt.
BURNING STEAMSHIP.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Nov. 1S-The steamer
Arizona, OF the Lake Superior transit line,
was burned TO the waters edge yesterday
morning. She left this port bound for
Portage and was carrying full cargo Of
merchandise. When out thirty miles a
heavy sea was encountered and the boat
was turned about to come back. When she
was still five miles out she began rolling
heavily, causing tank of acid to leak,
setting the boat on fire. Nothing could
be done to put out the flames, every man
being driven from his post by the
fumes of the acid. There being q good
head of steam the boat kept moving, the
Wheelman managing to retain his position.
A boat was lowered and ready for recelv-
ing the men in case they could not make
the harbor, but the steamer rounded the
breakwater at 4: 80 O'clock, running close
enough to enable the men to jump off.
After the boat was abandoned she ran into
shore at the Government pier and was
soon mass of flames. The fire depart
ment was called out but could do nothing
to save the vessel and she soon burned to
the water The Arizona was freight
boat valued al about SlO0OOO. She was on
her last trip OF the season.
sHOCKINGLY BURNED.
PHILADELPHIA Nov. 1S-Fourteen men
were IN the building used by the Edison
Electric Light Company as a storage house
for tools aud gasoline lamps last night
when one Of them named Dooley started to
fill lighted lamp with gasoline. The fluid
coming in contact with the fame IN ex-
plosiou ensued, and the burning oil
was scattered over the room, and
reaching several other lamps,
second and more serious explosion
followed aud the oil was thrown over the
men in the room and in an instant all were
in flames. They rushed into the street in
the widest alarm and Great Ell great excite
ment in the nelghbOrhood. Policemen and
citizens ran to their aid, and several OF
them were thrown into the street in the
eager endeavor 10 tear their burning clothes
from their backs. All were badly burned,
and were removed to the hospital in pitt
able condition.
FIRE IN CHATTANOOGA.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. 1S.-Fire broke
out in IA laundry adjoining Stops Bros
skating rink at midnight and spread to Chap
man Sons livery stable, which with the
rink burned like finder. 1t then reached
the new Pres byterian Church, which at one
o'clock was wreathcd in flames. The large
three story block of e. F. James q Co., oc-
cupied by the Baltimore 4 Ohio express
offices and furniture and hardware stores
is threatened. The loss at present is fully
f35, 600 and the burning of the threatened
blocks would make it 100000.
MISCELLANEOUS MIsHAPs.
By the falling of the walls of a building
recently burned IN Syracuse, n. Y, three
men were killed.
Fire in Decatur, Ala, Thursday morning
destroyed nearly block of business
houses, causing 100000 loss.
Dominick Kasso fell ninety feet down
shaft of the Calumet and Hecla mine at
Ishpeming, Mich, Thursday, and was in
stantly killed.
BY the fall OF a scaffold on the new
power house Of the Pittsburgh cable rail-
way Thursday, two men were killed and
two badly hurt.
A. Rothschild & Co.'s wholesale dry
goods house at Greensboro, KY, was de-
stroyed by FIRE Thursday. Loss, $50 QUO;
insurance S43 500
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